Outside the Beltway

“Mark Sanford walked out on us, violated our trust … maybe Mark Sanford should just keep walking.”

Today is the 75th anniversary of Superman.

There’s a lot we still don’t know about what happened in Boston, so maybe it’s time to stop speculating.

Tragedy in Boston.

The artist known as Kid Rock endorsed Mitt Romney but now says he’s “embarrassed to be a Republican.” Because of their stance on paperless tickets, naturally.

Desktop PC sales fell by nearly 14% in the first quarter, continuing an ongoing trend. There are many reasons this is happening.

Whether in the blogosphere or on television, people are increasingly only accessing sources of news and opinion that confirm their pre-conceived ideas.

Republicans seem to think they need fewer Presidential debates in the 2016 cycle, but it’s unclear how they can make that happen.

Illegal aliens will henceforth be be called, well, something.

Emily DePrang looks back at “‘Baghdad Bob’ and His Ridiculous, True Predictions.”

So what, exactly, is going on in North Korea? And how should we respond to Kim’s bluster?

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes uses a quota system to make sure his guests aren’t all white dudes.

The man who played Captain Kirk is not amused by an IRS training video featuring his iconic character.

The anti-communist icon is once again in hot water for making idiotic comments.

Institutional dynamics in the US constitutional system are the key to undertstanding our current predicament.

Bonnie Franklin, star of “One Day At a Time,” has died from pancreatic cancer at 69.

“Who owns Sherlock Holmes?” The answer is . . . complicated.

An excellent essay by Adam Sternbergh “On the Enduring Appeal of ‘Die Hard.'”

Reclining your seat comes at the expense of your fellow traveler’s knees. Why is it an option?

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether limits on contributions to political candidates is Constitutional.

A bolt out of the blue.

It’s time to end this absurd annual spectacle.

Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace called a controversial NRA claim “ridiculous.”